Adjustable bed frame
An adjustable bed frame, comprising one or more support rails with one or more fastening points, one or more slide rails, and one or more support risers. The slide rails can slidably engage with the support rails and adjustably fasten at the one or more fastening points. The slide rails and support rails can be adjustably assembled into top and bottom frame segments. The top frame segment can be connected to the bottom frame segment and supported by the support risers. The top and bottom frame segments are adjustable to accommodate more than one mattress size.
Mattresses for beds are manufactured and sold in a variety of different standard and non-standard sizes. Some existing bed frames are not adjustable, and are therefore only suitable for one particular size or configuration of mattress. This is inconvenient, as it requires any store with more than one mattress size in stock, or even any family with more than one mattress size in its household, to spend an unnecessary and inconvenient amount of time coordinating mattress size with frame size.
While there are adjustable bed frames available, many contain drawbacks and tradeoffs in exchange for their adjustability. In some cases, frame strength is compromised by the addition of adjustable components. In other cases, the frame adjustment process is difficult and frustrating.
SUMMARYIn one exemplary embodiment, an adjustable bed frame can be described. The frame can include support rails with fastening points, slide rails, and support risers. The slide rails can slidably engage with the support rails and adjustably fasten at the one or more fastening points. The slide rails and support rails can be adjustably assembled into top and bottom frame segments. The top frame segment can be connected to the bottom frame segment and supported by the support risers. The top and bottom frame segments can be adjustable to accommodate more than one mattress size.
In another exemplary embodiment, a method for adjusting a bed frame can be described. The method can include defining an adjustable bed frame with support rails containing fastening points, slide rails, and support risers; slidably engaging and adjustably fastening the slide rails with support rails at the fastening points; adjustably assembling the support rails and slide rails into top and bottom frame segments; connecting and supporting the top frame segment to the bottom frame segment by the support risers; and adjusting the top and bottom frame segments to accommodate more than one mattress size.
Advantages of embodiments of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiments. The following detailed description should be considered in conjunction with the accompanying figures in which:
Aspects of the invention are disclosed in the following description and related drawings directed to specific embodiments of the invention. Alternate embodiments may be devised without departing from the spirit or the scope of the invention. Additionally, well-known elements of exemplary embodiments of the invention will not be described in detail or will be omitted so as not to obscure the relevant details of the invention. Further, to facilitate an understanding of the description discussion of several terms used herein follows.
As used herein, the word “exemplary” means “serving as an example, instance or illustration.” The embodiments described herein are not limiting, but rather are exemplary only. It should be understood that the described embodiments are not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. Moreover, the terms “embodiments of the invention”, “embodiments” or “invention” do not require that all embodiments of the invention include the discussed feature, advantage or mode of operation. “Data” should be understood to be any information in either organized or unorganized form and in any format.
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In some embodiments, frame 100 can contain support rails 102 that are adapted to be used as the head and the foot of the frame 100 and that are different in size from support rails 102 that are adapted to be used as the lateral sides of the frame 100. In one exemplary embodiment, each slide rail 104 can have slide rail adjustment holes 304 that can be located about 2.25 inches from each end. In this embodiment, support rails 102 that are adapted to be used as the lateral sides of frame 100 can have support rail adjustment holes 302 that can be located about 5 inches, about 6 inches, about 11 inches, and about 16 inches from each end. Further, in this embodiment support rails 102 that are adapted to be used as the head and foot of frame 100 can have support rail adjustment holes that can be located about 3 inches, about 5 inches, and about 9 inches from each end. The various locations of adjustment holes 302 and 304 can allow frame 100 to be assembled in a variety of different configurations, allowing frame 100 to be configured to accommodate any desired mattress shape or size. In this way, any frame 100 can be variously assembled to accommodate mattresses in such sizes as twin, which can be about 39 inches by about 74 inches; twin extra long, which can be about 39 inches by about 80 inches; full, which can be about 54 inches by about 74 inches; full extra long, which can be about 54 inches by about 80 inches; queen, which can be about 60 inches by about 80 inches; king, which can be about 76 inches by about 80 inches; California king, which can be about 72 inches by about 84 inches; or any other desired standard or non-standard mattress size. In this and other embodiments, the support rails 102 can be configured so that after any adjustment is made, the support rails 102 remain in the center of each side of the frame.
Adjustable bed frame 100 can also include any desired configuration of central support structures located in the central portion of the frame 100.
The foregoing description and accompanying drawings illustrate the principles, preferred embodiments and modes of operation of the invention. However, the invention should not be construed as being limited to the particular embodiments discussed above. Additional variations of the embodiments discussed above will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Accordingly, it should be appreciated that variations to those embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
Claims
1. An adjustable bed frame, comprising:
- one or more support rails, with one or more fastening points;
- one or more slide rails; and
- one or more support risers;
- wherein each of the one or more slide rails is slidably engaged with at least one of the one or more support rails and adjustably fastens at the one or more fastening points;
- the one or more slide rails and the one or more support rails are adjustably assembled into top and bottom frame segments wherein the top and bottom frame segments each include a head side, a foot side, and two lateral sides wherein each side of the top and bottom frame segments includes one of the one or more support rails at a center of the side, and each support rail of the one or more support rails is adjustably fastened to an associated one of the one or more slide rails at an end thereof, wherein each one of the one or more slide rails slidably adjusts into an associated one of the one or more support rails in such a way that at least one of the one or more support rails is at the center of each side of the top and bottom frame segments;
- the top frame segment is connected to the bottom frame segment and supported by the one or more support risers;
- the top and bottom frame segments are adjustable to accommodate more than one mattress size; and
- a central support structure wherein the central support structure comprises a central support hub connected to the frame with one or more diagonally positioned hub support rails relative to the top and bottom frame segments and connected to the frame with one or more diagonally positioned hub slide rails relative to the top and bottom frame segments.
2. The adjustable bed frame of claim 1, wherein the adjustable bed frame is adjustable in size to accommodate at least one of:
- a twin mattress;
- a twin extra long mattress;
- a full mattress;
- a full extra long mattress;
- a queen mattress;
- king mattress; and
- a California king mattress.
3. The adjustable bed frame of claim 1, further comprising one or more clevis pins and one or more hitch pins.
4. The adjustable bed frame of claim 1, wherein the adjustable bed frame can be used upside-down.
5. The adjustable bed frame of claim 1, wherein the adjustable bed frame is capable of supporting at least 1200 pounds.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 20, 2016
Patent Publication Number: 20130205497
Inventor: Bruce Thornton (Glen Allen, VA)
Primary Examiner: David E Sosnowski
Application Number: 13/369,948
International Classification: A47C 19/04 (20060101);